Pocket PC/ Discussion

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Malweth: Has there been any word on Turbogo Joseki Tutor? Looking through the Diff, this has been "in progress" since September 2003. I know the author doesn't want to give PPC users any unfair advantage during RL tournament games, but it seems to me that this unfair use would be less common than any fair usage of the PPC (and Kogo's is useable using Ashley's program).


Rellik: Is there a way to run cgoban2 on windows mobile 2003? Or is there an other KGS client that runs on a PocketPc?

Malweth: I've been looking for clients to KGS and IGS - the best bet currently is Go Suite, which has an IGS client in development. KGS is a closed protocol, so no 3rd party clients will be made for PPC - and it's unlikely that WMS will develop one since Java support for PPC seems quite limited.

Have you tried Terminal Services? A nice image of the KGS screen is on the main page (PocketPC), though I'm not sure how well playing a game would work. (I haven't yet tried Term Services).


Malweth: I'm currently a palm pilot user and I'm thinking of switching over to PocketPC (after a bad experience with my half-working Palm Tungsten|T).

  1. Are there a lot of compatibility problems with the different PocketPC processors? (I'm looking at a Dell with the XScale Processer).

AshleyF: As of Pocket PC 2002, ARM has been used exclusivly (ARM4 now, but backward compatible). XScale is Intel's ARM4 compatible processor. ARM has been in the mix since the early days and almost no software exists out there that doesn't include an ARM build. You should have no problems. Check out: [ext] http://www.devx.com/Intel/Article/21914

  1. The go applications for PocketPC seem to be very good (higher quality than on Palm)... do they typically allow any size SGF to be opened? (most Palm apps have size limitations).

AshleyF: I don't know of any limits other than available memory. I can speak for GoSuite: no limit. Although it is noticably slow to open large files (and even slower from a flash card). For example, GoSuite takes 20 seconds to open Kogo's Joseki Dictionary (750KB).

  1. What about IGS, KGS, etc clients? Does anyone have an client for online play that is almost complete?

AshleyF: Not that I know of. I've been experimenting recently with making an IGS client for Smartphone (so far can sign in, list games, and observe) and, if successful, I may port to Pocket PC.

Thanks!

Malweth: Thanks for the answers! As I've said elsewhere, I got the Dell Axim X30 Hi for Christmas!! It's great! Looking forward to the IGS Client!


DGS allows for very small goban setting when one changes their user profile, so that appears to be another mobile-friendly server. Never tried it, though.

DBW913


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